Congratulations to Ray and Jo - we're excited to see Spirit going to such a great home! Sometimes growth comes with unexpected decisions, and parting with Spirit is one of those. We never imagined a time when he may be available to another farm, but with his genetics overflowing in our herd and some new spotted bloodlines, we've made the difficult decision to allow him to move to another farm where he'll have more chances to continue his history of spot production. Contact us today form more information.   Meet Excelsior's Patriotic Spirit, an elite, appaloosa herdsire! This male has it all - confirmation, fiber, and lineage. Spirit is the product of appaloosas and harlequins from both sides of his family tree. His sire, Windspun WSA Patriotic Gentleman, is an appaloosa as well. He's a blue-ribbon winning male that sports a beautiful fleece and strong confirmation. Patriotic Gentleman's sire is the multi-champion Hobby Horse Farm Great Expecations making his grandsire the well-known SA Peruvian Black Epic. Spirit's dam, Excelsior's High Voltage Tazer, has an equally impressive background. She's the harlequin daughter of a very well-known appaloosa - NWA/Hearsum Paulo. Her dam is actually the full sister to our herdsire Mr. Butterscotch, a beautiful appaloosa harlequin named Candlelight's Cookies and Cream. Both Butterscotch and Cookie are My Peruvian Zephyus offspring. Spirit's show career started as a mature male; however, that didn't stop him from beating out the competition. Judges commented on his extreme density and the amount of fleece packed onto his frame. They also appreciated his fleece's brightness and the handle he had maintained for his age. His macho appearance and confidence in the show ring also stood out. Spirit has proven to pass on his phenomenal fleece qualities to his offspring. We are so excited to have this guy as a herdsire at Elderwood Farms! Notable Offspring: Elderwood's Maybe It Was Memphis - appaloosa, 9x Blue including Nationals Elderwood's Little Miss Can't Be Wrong - appaloosa harlequin, 1x Blue ELWD's When September Ends - lightly spotted appaloosa, 3x Blue Elderwood's Right On The Dot - traditional appaloosa out of 3x champion fawn female Elderwood's Without A Hitch - stunning traditional appaloosa Elderwood's Lady Liberty - harlequin appaloosa

How can you not be totally bewitched by this dramatic spotting? Sammie not only has her beautiful beige color covered in rich, deeply contrasted spots, but she also has the fleece quality and conformation to make her the whole package! She produces an extreme staple for her dense, bright fleece. She sports a great structure with a very soft hand. WT Gold's Paiute, one of our multi-blue ribbon winning males stamped Sammie with his elite fleece qualities. He also passed on his appaloosa genetics, which her dam carries as well. Aiko, her mom, is one of our favorite girls on the farm. She is an ultra-compact harlequin appaloosa, who is covered from head to toe in buttery-soft, rose grey fleece. With appaloosa genetics on both sides, Sammie has the potential of being homozygous. We can't wait to see the spots this girl produces in the future! Check out her appaloosa/harlequin heritage: WT Gold's Paiute - Sire (pictured) Incan Samantha - Paternal Granddam (not pictured) FPC Peruvian Aiko - Dam (pictured) TGA Mario - Maternal Grandsire (pictured) Senna's Zoey - Maternal Great Granddam (pictured) 6Peruivian Century - Maternal Great-Great Grandsire (pictured)